The Advocate of the Year Award, established in 2010, recognizes a member dean and/or school whose extraordinary advocacy over the past year has advanced academic nursing priorities in the federal sphere. Learn more about the award.
Becoming informed and developing advocacy skills are first steps. As students you can do both by participating in opportunities on campus and off.
Maryland Action Coalition Summit
The Maryland Action Coalition (MDAC) serves as one of the driving forces for transforming state health care. Recognizing the important work already underway in Maryland and with a goal of improved health outcomes for its residents, the Maryland Action Coalition leads innovation in the health of the population through efforts that build and sustain a culture of health.
President's Panel on Politics and Policy Speaker Series
This speaker series examining issues important to the UMB community that are likely to be affected by the new presidential administration and the new Congress.
Students United for Policy, Education, and Research (SUPER)
SUPER is UMSON's student chapter of AcademyHealth, a leading non-partisan source for health research and policy. SUPER is open to students from all disciplines and works to enhance campus-wide understanding and discussion of issues related to policy, education, and research via speaker series, panels, journal clubs, and community engagement activities such as Naloxone training in partnership with Baltimore City Health Department.
Utilize these resources to stay abreast of policy issues.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Nurses Association
Commonwealth Foundation
Kaiser Health News
Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Affairs